Desa GMP16 - Manual (Page 17)

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Figure 23 - Burner Patterns for Infrared
Heaters Only
Control
Knob GMP16T GMP26T
OPERATING HEATER
Continued
O F F
P IL O T
O F F
P IL O T
THERMOSTAT CONTROL
OPERATION
The thermostatic control used on these models
differs from standard thermostats. Standard
thermostats simply turn on and off the burner.
The thermostat used on this heater senses the
room temperature. The thermostat adjusts the
amount of gas flow to the burner. This increases
or decreases the burner flame height. At times
the room may exceed the set temperature. If so,
the burner will shut off. The burner will cycle
back on when room temperature drops below
the set temperature. The control knob can be
set to any heat level between 1 and 5. Selecting
setting 5 will cause the burner to remain fully
on without modulating down in most cases.
Note:
The thermostat sensing bulb measures
the temperature of air near the heater cabinet.
This may not always agree with room tempera-
ture (depending on housing construction, instal-
lation location, room size, open air tempera-
tures, etc.). Frequent use of your heater will let
you determine your own comfort levels.
MANUAL LIGHTING
PROCEDURE
1. Remove front panel (see Figure 7, page 9).
2. Follow steps 1 through 5 under Lighting In-
structions, page 16.
3. With control knob pressed in, strike match.
Hold match to pilot until pilot lights.
4. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec-
onds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds,
release control knob. Now follow step 8,
under Lighting Instructions, page 16.
5. Replace front panel.
Figure 25 - Incorrect Pilot Flame Pattern
Figure 24 - Correct Pilot Flame Pattern
Thermocouple
Pilot Burner
Pilot
Burner
Thermocouple
Blue Flame
Yellow Flame
INSPECTING HEATER
Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame pat-
tern often.
PILOT FLAME PATTERN
Figure 24 shows a correct pilot flame pattern.
Figure 25 shows an incorrect pilot flame pat-
tern. The incorrect pilot flame is not touching
the thermocouple. This will cause the thermo-
couple to cool. When the thermocouple cools,
the heater will shut down.
If pilot flame pattern is incorrect, as shown in
Figure 25
• turn heater off (see To Turn Off Gas to Appli-
ance, page 16)
• see Troubleshooting, page 20